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Marta Pacheco

Europe paid Russia $209bn for energy since 2022, far below Moscow’s $320bn claim

The European Commission disputed Russia's claim on Tuesday that the EU spent $320.7 billion (€286 billion) on energy from Moscow since 2022, citing a significantly lower figure, according to a Commission spokesperson.

Contrary to Moscow's claims, Russia supplied the EU with €197 billion ($209 billion) worth of energy between March 2022 and July 2026, the Commission spokesperson said, citing COMEXT data, the official reference database managed by Eurostat.

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